Testing Strategies
What needs to be highlighted for a word meaning question?
- The word
- Word meaning to know what kind of question it is
- The sentence the word is found in
Give an example of a simile.
A comparison using like or as
Example: _________
What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?
- The car drive to the store yesterday.
* The car drove to the car yesterday.
What is argumentative/persuasive text?
When an author is trying to convince you to agree with him.
What 2 strategies are required to answer a question? (aside from highlighting)
- Strikethrough at least 2 answer choices.
- Circle one answer choice.
What is a metaphor?
- A comparison of two things without using like or as.
- Comparing something to something else by saying it is that thing.
example: The exam was a piece of cake. (the exam was easy)
What changes are needed in the following sentences?
- Saras horse was hurt. It had run yesterday and slipped. Because of that, Sara had to call the veterinarian.
- Change Saras to Sara's
- Change run to ran
What is a claim?
What the author is trying to convince the audience to agree with
Example: All grades should have nap time.
How do you know when the text is going to be a revising and editing question?
- Each sentence in the text has a number in front of it.
Give an example of personification
- Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Example: ____________
What is the most effective way to combine the following two sentences?
- "I stood up straight. My backpack knocked Ms. Cundiff's coffee mug onto the floor."
A) As I stood up straight, my backpack knocked Ms. Cundiff's coffee mug onto the floor.
B) While I stood up straight with my backpack, it knocked Ms. Cundiff's coffee mug onto the floor.
C) I stood up straight and knocked my backpack and Ms. Cundiff's coffee mug onto the floor.
D) I stood up straight, and my backpack knocked and bumped Ms. Cundiff's coffee mug onto the floor.
A
What is audience?
The people you are trying to convince
How should you take notes while reading a text?
- Highlight key terms
- Use 4 square hashtag notes
What type of figurative language is this example?
- My hands were icicles because of the cold weather.
Metaphor
What is the BEST way to revise the following sentence to avoid repeating an idea?
- The bus driver instructed and told Ms. West to move further back.
The bus driver instructed Ms. West to move further back.
What is a counterargument?
The argument you use against a claim.
Example: Only pre-k should have nap time and not all grades.
What does RACES stand for?
R- restate the question
A- answer the question
C- cite evidence
E- explain
S- summarize
What is onomatopoeia?
When a word imitates a sound.
Example: BOOM! SPLAT! ZAP!
What changes are needed in the following sentence?
- Its known as the prefrontal cortex, or PFC, and it lies right behind a persons face.
- Change its to it's (or it is)
- Change persons to person's
Give an example of a claim and a counterargument to that claim
Claim: __________
Counterargument: __________